Mankato West has gone 10-0 against Mankato East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when the Mankato West Scarlets' and the Mankato East Cougars meet at 7:00 p.m. Mankato West has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Mankato East will come in with three straight victories.
Mankato West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Owatonna, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Mankato West was ranked 23rd). Mankato West took a hard 28-14 fall against Owatonna on Friday. The contest marked the Scarlets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mankato East got the win against Chanhassen on Friday by a conclusive 43-19. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
Mankato West now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Mankato East, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Mankato West strolled past Mankato East when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 31-12. Does Mankato West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mankato East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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